You know who the real douchebags are? The people who have been moaning and whining about a product that hasn't even been released yet, for nearly 2 years, based on nothing more than how it looks. How about everyone just shuts up? I can't wait till in 20 years time they're all on contact lenses, or brain implants, but until then this will have to do for step 1 of becoming the Terminator. So shut up already and let them get on with it.

Slaxl:The people who have been moaning and whining about a product that hasn't even been released yet, for nearly 2 years, based on nothing more than how it looks.

I don't know how old you are, but I would point to the early adopters of cellphones. It wasn't the technology that MADE them douchebags, they were douchebags long before. The technology just made it much easier to identify said douchebags.

Ennuipoet:Slaxl: The people who have been moaning and whining about a product that hasn't even been released yet, for nearly 2 years, based on nothing more than how it looks.

I don't know how old you are, but I would point to the early adopters of cellphones. It wasn't the technology that MADE them douchebags, they were douchebags long before. The technology just made it much easier to identify said douchebags.

The same applies to Google Glass.

I was listening to some people who got into the early release... one was saying that she has a problem remembering names and faces (I have a similar issue due to a head injury) and that she wanted to write an app that would use facialk recognition software to help her with that. Another guy was a teacher who wanted to use it as a teleprompter for teaching class. Not every person that was an early adopter of the cell phone was a douchebag, nor are those who use Glass.

timujin:I was listening to some people who got into the early release... one was saying that she has a problem remembering names and faces (I have a similar issue due to a head injury) and that she wanted to write an app that would use facialk recognition software to help her with that. Another guy was a teacher who wanted to use it as a teleprompter for teaching class. Not every person that was an early adopter of the cell phone was a douchebag, nor are those who use Glass.

Not because I want to replace my BCGs, of course. But for my job. I see a lot of potential in them to integrate patient monitoring and provide assistance on high risk, low-volume procedures to people in the field. Imagine having an overlay of the vein structure being fed from a hand-held ultrasound when performing an IV on a difficult stick patient. Or having a textbook overlay on someone's chest when placing a chest tube. Being able to see active feedback during CPR from your monitor. Being able to get instant drug calculations and dosages for rare-use medications.

The potential for integrated EMRs is even greater. Imagine pulling up to a patient who cannot give you any history, and is unconscious, and being able to access their medications, allergies, and medical history.

Or being able to give a medical control physician a real-time look at your patient's injuries.

Not because I want to replace my BCGs, of course. But for my job. I see a lot of potential in them to integrate patient monitoring and provide assistance on high risk, low-volume procedures to people in the field. Imagine having an overlay of the vein structure being fed from a hand-held ultrasound when performing an IV on a difficult stick patient. Or having a textbook overlay on someone's chest when placing a chest tube. Being able to see active feedback during CPR from your monitor. Being able to get instant drug calculations and dosages for rare-use medications.

The potential for integrated EMRs is even greater. Imagine pulling up to a patient who cannot give you any history, and is unconscious, and being able to access their medications, allergies, and medical history.

Or being able to give a medical control physician a real-time look at your patient's injuries.

timujin:Not every person that was an early adopter of the cell phone was a douchebag, nor are those who use Glass.

No, just most of them.*

*Obviously a sweeping generalization for the purposes of humor. I know that there are and will be practical uses for the tech, and it will incorporate itself into the mainstream. This will not change the high levels of douchery present among early adopters.

hardinparamedic:Not because I want to replace my BCGs, of course. But for my job. I see a lot of potential in them to integrate patient monitoring and provide assistance on high risk, low-volume procedures to people in the field. Imagine having an overlay of the vein structure being fed from a hand-held ultrasound when performing an IV on a difficult stick patient. Or having a textbook overlay on someone's chest when placing a chest tube. Being able to see active feedback during CPR from your monitor. Being able to get instant drug calculations and dosages for rare-use medications.

Is a small display at the top left of your vision going to do that better than a "screen" as we call it? Also puzzled at how it prevents TB.

I'm sensing and app which measures temperature, pulse rate and skin colour, determines mental state and then displays appropriate My Little Pony as virtual emotional support animal. The ban on prepubescent girls using these things would not be as much of an obstacle as you might think.

They are a fun toy - I'm developing a cycling app for them, to pair with my phone mounted on my backpack as a rear-view camera, and toggle between GPS directions and the rear-camera image (voice activated)

I am calling it "GlassBackwards" - just so you know. You will see it in the google play store when the glasses are officially released.

I'm sensing and app which measures temperature, pulse rate and skin colour, determines mental state and then displays appropriate My Little Pony as virtual emotional support animal. The ban on prepubescent girls using these things would not be as much of an obstacle as you might think.

Ennuipoet:Slaxl: The people who have been moaning and whining about a product that hasn't even been released yet, for nearly 2 years, based on nothing more than how it looks.

I don't know how old you are, but I would point to the early adopters of cellphones. It wasn't the technology that MADE them douchebags, they were douchebags long before. The technology just made it much easier to identify said douchebags.

The same applies to Google Glass.

Here is another...related...example.

What's sad is all this stuff sounded so awesome back when it was in the realm of sci-fi.

I'm going to enjoy the videos of people walking into traffic, walls, other people, etc. while gazing at the stuff in Google Glass. Because most humans are just not that good at "multitasking." They think they are. But they're not.

Other than that, I don't really care. Go ahead and shell out for a computer to wear on your head. It's your money. And eye strain.

timujin:Ennuipoet: Slaxl: The people who have been moaning and whining about a product that hasn't even been released yet, for nearly 2 years, based on nothing more than how it looks.

I don't know how old you are, but I would point to the early adopters of cellphones. It wasn't the technology that MADE them douchebags, they were douchebags long before. The technology just made it much easier to identify said douchebags.

The same applies to Google Glass.

I was listening to some people who got into the early release... one was saying that she has a problem remembering names and faces (I have a similar issue due to a head injury) and that she wanted to write an app that would use facialk recognition software to help her with that. Another guy was a teacher who wanted to use it as a teleprompter for teaching class. Not every person that was an early adopter of the cell phone was a douchebag, nor are those who use Glass.

In the scheme of things, the early adopters are the ones who may actually use the technology the way it is supposed to be used. The two examples you listed are a scary proposition when applied to the general population. Many people can't do simple math in their head because they use calculators as a crutch. I weep for the future generations that can't remember simple things like the names of their friends or short speeches. How will young bucks lose their only chance at getting laid when they call a hot chick at the bar by the wrong name? How will urban myths grow and spread if everyone has a word for word account they can read from when telling their friends?

/A large portion of the population would forget how to walk if you allowed everyone to have a scooter.//Hyperbolic examples above///Won't anybody think of the cryptozoologists?

orbister:hardinparamedic: Not because I want to replace my BCGs, of course. But for my job. I see a lot of potential in them to integrate patient monitoring and provide assistance on high risk, low-volume procedures to people in the field. Imagine having an overlay of the vein structure being fed from a hand-held ultrasound when performing an IV on a difficult stick patient. Or having a textbook overlay on someone's chest when placing a chest tube. Being able to see active feedback during CPR from your monitor. Being able to get instant drug calculations and dosages for rare-use medications.

Is a small display at the top left of your vision going to do that better than a "screen" as we call it? Also puzzled at how it prevents TB.

It's at the top right. And it is small - smaller than a "screen" that you would expect from a pair of immersive video goggles. It is not that sort of display. It is not meant to obstruct or overlay your vision - it is something just out of your forward field of vision that is always present, that you can glance up to for whatever reason -to read emails, get directions, stock prices, whatever. It really isn't intended as something you keep staring at for long periods of time - I can see where that would cause eye strain.

But it is voice activated, and scrolling around is done with a touch on the side - kind of like flicking an eye booger off the side of your temple.

I think they are overhyped. Its basically a Bluetooth video equivalent of Bluetooth audio, imho - only it is easier to browse the web, read emails and get directions with video.

They are problematic at this point for people who wear glasses - and so far there isn't any protection against someone else issuing a voice command while you are wearing them.

RogermcAllen:timujin: Ennuipoet: Slaxl: The people who have been moaning and whining about a product that hasn't even been released yet, for nearly 2 years, based on nothing more than how it looks.

I don't know how old you are, but I would point to the early adopters of cellphones. It wasn't the technology that MADE them douchebags, they were douchebags long before. The technology just made it much easier to identify said douchebags.

The same applies to Google Glass.

I was listening to some people who got into the early release... one was saying that she has a problem remembering names and faces (I have a similar issue due to a head injury) and that she wanted to write an app that would use facialk recognition software to help her with that. Another guy was a teacher who wanted to use it as a teleprompter for teaching class. Not every person that was an early adopter of the cell phone was a douchebag, nor are those who use Glass.

In the scheme of things, the early adopters are the ones who may actually use the technology the way it is supposed to be used. The two examples you listed are a scary proposition when applied to the general population. Many people can't do simple math in their head because they use calculators as a crutch. I weep for the future generations that can't remember simple things like the names of their friends or short speeches. How will young bucks lose their only chance at getting laid when they call a hot chick at the bar by the wrong name? How will urban myths grow and spread if everyone has a word for word account they can read from when telling their friends?

/A large portion of the population would forget how to walk if you allowed everyone to have a scooter.//Hyperbolic examples above///Won't anybody think of the cryptozoologists?

Oh, I dunno. Urban myths have been growing and spreading like athlete's foot at a public bathhouse since the Internet first went live, so I don't think Google Glass is going to make things any different. And Teleprompters haven't saved anyone yet, from Presidents to rock stars--they're not going to help anyone who can't read anyway.

The real problem is going to be an increasing number of people will walk into walls or into heavy traffic while trying to Google Glass and text their friends at the same time. But this will have a net effect of speeding up evolution, so it's a good thing, really.

You know, with a transparent display, I don't see why it's not possible to make the optics such that one would have to focus their eye farther away in distance than the glass in order to resolve the pixels clearly. That would reduce eye strain significantly.

We're probably a decade away from glasses that monitor your pupils and adjust the display optics dynamically, thus causing no strain at all.

One thing people don't understand, unlike the youTube videos of Google glasses, your actual eye can really can only focus on one the thing at a time. Because of this you will have to focus away to see what is on the glasses and when you are focused on other things you will not really see what is projected on the glasses and it will be like some annoying thing is in the corner of your eye.

Oh this is Fark, why am I even trying. I'll just be attacked for "hating Google" (which I don't)

They are a fun toy - I'm developing a cycling app for them, to pair with my phone mounted on my backpack as a rear-view camera, and toggle between GPS directions and the rear-camera image (voice activated)

I am calling it "GlassBackwards" - just so you know. You will see it in the google play store when the glasses are officially released.